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it was held by colonel joe kitinger in 1960. 52 years ago, he jumped from 1002 feet up. this time will be 120,000 feet. imagine if you're on a jetliner and you're flying cross-country. you're at about 35,000 to 40,000 feet. he's going up to 120,000. he'll get out it to the end of the capsule and he will jump wearing his pressurized suit, wears about 100 pounds. and he will fall 115,000 feet in five minutes. imagine that. 115,000 feet in five minutes. he'll then coast down for the final 5,000 feet to earth using his pair suit that as chad myers told us earlier is thinner than a sandwich bag. 8/10000 of an inch thick. we'll of course follow the jump. felix baumgartner trying to break the sound barrier just using his body. we'll follow. i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. before you begin an aspirin regimen. i've been a
it was held by colonel joe kitinger in 1960. 52 years ago, he jumped from 1002 feet up. this time will be 120,000 feet. imagine if you're on a jetliner and you're flying cross-country. you're at about 35,000 to 40,000 feet. he's going up to 120,000. he'll get out it to the end of the capsule and he will jump wearing his pressurized suit, wears about 100 pounds. and he will fall 115,000 feet in five minutes. imagine that. 115,000 feet in five minutes. he'll then coast down for the final 5,000...
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. >> reporter: joe kitinger has held the skydiving record since 1960 free falling 84 feet up. he's helping to train baumgartner. >> we have better suits and better equipment but the danger is still there. hasn't changed a bit. >> reporter: nasa and the u.s. air force will monitor baumgartner's jump to learn about high altitude limits on the human body. >> are you understandably nervous about that? >> oh, yes. >> reporter: baumgartner says he's also confident as he's ready to take a plunge unprecedented in u.s. history. >>> that could be really good or really bad. we'll have to see what happens. straight ahead your monday morning weather and in sports a historic night for drew brees and a post-season victory sealed with a kiss. food, meet flavor. flavor, meet food. it's time for swanson flavor boost. concentrated broth in easy to use packets. mix it into skillet dishes, for an instant dose of... hell-o! [ female announcer ] get recipes at flavorboost.com. why let constipation stry miralax.? mirlax works differently than other laxatives. it draws water into your colon to unblock
. >> reporter: joe kitinger has held the skydiving record since 1960 free falling 84 feet up. he's helping to train baumgartner. >> we have better suits and better equipment but the danger is still there. hasn't changed a bit. >> reporter: nasa and the u.s. air force will monitor baumgartner's jump to learn about high altitude limits on the human body. >> are you understandably nervous about that? >> oh, yes. >> reporter: baumgartner says he's also confident...
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it lasted four minutes and 20 seconds. 16 seconds shorter than joe kitinger's record set more than half a century ago. he helped train felix baumgartner and was there from liftoff to landing. >> talk about the right stuff. felix baumgartner's feat came on the 62nd anniversary when chuck yeager first broke the sound barrier. yeager is now 89 years old. flight yesterday flying in the back seat of a fighter. he broke the speed barrier back in 1947. >>> from super sonic travel to a slow speed voyage. coming up next the crawling conclusion to space shuttle "endeavour's" final mission. this is the "cbs morning news". conclusion to space shuttle "endeavour's" final mission. this is the "cbs morning news". it could also mean living with joint damage. help relieve the pain and stop the damage with humira, adalimumab. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. so you can treat more than just the pain. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infection
it lasted four minutes and 20 seconds. 16 seconds shorter than joe kitinger's record set more than half a century ago. he helped train felix baumgartner and was there from liftoff to landing. >> talk about the right stuff. felix baumgartner's feat came on the 62nd anniversary when chuck yeager first broke the sound barrier. yeager is now 89 years old. flight yesterday flying in the back seat of a fighter. he broke the speed barrier back in 1947. >>> from super sonic travel to a...
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1960 air force officers joe kitinger jump from just over 102,000 feet. >> the danger where he is going is the same today as when i did my jump. it hasn't changed a bit. >> now kitinger is working with balmgartner's team to help felix break his record. >> to you need a team, good protection, little bit of luck and the right guy to do it. i think felix will do it. >> felix's past jumps from become youtube hits, jumping out into caves, across the english channel in a wing suit. but today's attempt could become balmgartner's legacy as the man who jumped from space. >> now balmgartner's experiment coincides with the 65 pj anniversary of chuck yager breaking the speed of soun in a plane. chuck yager will redo that as well. hopefully one day maybe you guys can reenact that. you have skydived. you've been with the blue angels. >> well, he can fly us up and can i jump us down. >> i'm calling red bull right now. >> wouldn't you need your ipad? >> we would fight the whole way up for what music we would be listening to. he's like, earth, wind and fire. i'm like barry manilow. >>> thank you so much
1960 air force officers joe kitinger jump from just over 102,000 feet. >> the danger where he is going is the same today as when i did my jump. it hasn't changed a bit. >> now kitinger is working with balmgartner's team to help felix break his record. >> to you need a team, good protection, little bit of luck and the right guy to do it. i think felix will do it. >> felix's past jumps from become youtube hits, jumping out into caves, across the english channel in a wing...
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in baumgartner's ear during the ascent colonel joe kitinger, the man whose record he broke. kitinger jumped from 102,000 feet in 1960. i interviewed them together earlier this year. are you jealous of felix that he's going to break your record. >> no, i'm delighted he's going to do it. he's advancing science, and he'll do a great job. >> reporter: mission leaders and space officials hope this jump will show them if astronauts, space tourists or high altitude pilots can survive for any extended period outside a vehicle if there's a malfunction. if it held up as expected, baumgartner's high-pressure suit could be the next generation suit for future missions. what will felix baumgartner do next? he told me that after this jump, he wants to pursue an occupation as a helicopter rescue pilot. might be a bit of a letdown. brian todd, cnn. >>> later on "starting point." nik wallenda joins soledad to talk about "360's" death-defying feat. i have to say this, we watched that amazing video. him jump from like a billion feet in the air and what's the first thing you say? >> what did i s
in baumgartner's ear during the ascent colonel joe kitinger, the man whose record he broke. kitinger jumped from 102,000 feet in 1960. i interviewed them together earlier this year. are you jealous of felix that he's going to break your record. >> no, i'm delighted he's going to do it. he's advancing science, and he'll do a great job. >> reporter: mission leaders and space officials hope this jump will show them if astronauts, space tourists or high altitude pilots can survive for...
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in baumgartner's ear during the acent colonel joe kitinger, the record he broke. he jumped from 102,000 feet in 1960. i interviewed baumgartner and kitinger earlier this year. >> are you jealous of felix? that he's going to break your record? >> no. i'm delighted. i'm delighted he's going to do it. he's advancing science, and he'll do a great job. >> reporter: they're hoping this jump will show them if astronauts, space tourists or high altitude for any extended period outside a vehicle if there's a malfunction. his high pressure suit could be the next generation suit for future missions. what will he do next? he says he wants to pursue an occupation as a helicopter rescue pilot. might be a bit of a letdown. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> all right, brian, felix baumgartner may have set a few new aviation records, but the granddaddy of all aviation records made a little news himself. major general chuck yeager broke the sound barrier again at 89. now, that's quite a feat. i'll talk with him right here live next. upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you
in baumgartner's ear during the acent colonel joe kitinger, the record he broke. he jumped from 102,000 feet in 1960. i interviewed baumgartner and kitinger earlier this year. >> are you jealous of felix? that he's going to break your record? >> no. i'm delighted. i'm delighted he's going to do it. he's advancing science, and he'll do a great job. >> reporter: they're hoping this jump will show them if astronauts, space tourists or high altitude for any extended period outside...
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kitinger jumped from 19.5 miles high and also breaking his sound barrier. if the suit tore the former australian paratrooper faced certain death. he was on the "today" show last week. >> i like the challenge. >> reporter: sunday after a brief burst of wind baumgartner's balloon got the green light. >> there's the release, and there's the applause. >> reporter: two and a half hours later he was standing where no man had stood before with joe kitinger on the radio. >> and our guardian angel will take care of you. >> reporter: out of the capsule felix was a bullet, 833 miles per hour, mach 1.24, exceeding the speed of sound, and then with his space mask fogging up what looks like a terrifying out-of-control flat spin before he stabilized. finally four and a half minutes later baumgartner pulled his chute and went to a gentle landing in a desert in new mexico. >> when i'm standing up on the top of the world you become so humble you want to come back alive. you do want to die in front of your parents and girlfriend. >> reporter: you want to come back alive. nasa
kitinger jumped from 19.5 miles high and also breaking his sound barrier. if the suit tore the former australian paratrooper faced certain death. he was on the "today" show last week. >> i like the challenge. >> reporter: sunday after a brief burst of wind baumgartner's balloon got the green light. >> there's the release, and there's the applause. >> reporter: two and a half hours later he was standing where no man had stood before with joe kitinger on the...
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in baumgartner's ear during the assent, colonel joe kitinger, the man whose record baumgartner broke. kitinger jumped from 1,200 feet in 1960. i interviewed them together earlier this year. are you jealous of felix that he's going to break your record? >> i'm delighted he's going to do it. he's advancing science. he'll do a great job. >> reporter: mission leaders and spishl officials hope this jump will show them if astronauts or high altitude pilots can survive for any extended period outside a vehicle if there's a malfunction. if it held up as expected, baumgartner's high pressure suit could be the next generation's suit for future missions. what will felix baumgartner do next? he told me that after this jump, he wants to pursue an occupation as a helicopter rescue pilot. might be a bit of a letdown. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> i think so. thanks, brian. >>> if you're into e-books, expect an e-refund. consumers win. next. declare that thou have brought overmany discounts to thine customers! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed
in baumgartner's ear during the assent, colonel joe kitinger, the man whose record baumgartner broke. kitinger jumped from 1,200 feet in 1960. i interviewed them together earlier this year. are you jealous of felix that he's going to break your record? >> i'm delighted he's going to do it. he's advancing science. he'll do a great job. >> reporter: mission leaders and spishl officials hope this jump will show them if astronauts or high altitude pilots can survive for any extended...
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kitinger when he made that jump in 1960, he went about 614 miles an hour. felix baumgartner is supposeding to between 690 and maybe as fast as 710, 720 miles an hour and he will be breaking the speed of sound if and when he does that, carol. >> that's just insane. i get what he's talking about though. you don't have any visual cues. it's like flying in an airplane and you look out the window, you can't feel how fast you're going because of that. so if this try is canceled today, brian, when is the next attempt? >> reporter: well, the meteorologist don day told us if it does not go today, he said the conditions do not look as favorable tomorrow. so they are looking at thursday as a more probable go day for the mission if it's not launched today. >> brian todd, thanks so much. we'll get back to you, if the jump goes off. thank you so much. >>> on to sports, baseball's wildcard winners are going on the road with a split of their two playoff series. the jorioles evened the series. jim johnson came in and he earned a save for the birds. game three tomorrow night
kitinger when he made that jump in 1960, he went about 614 miles an hour. felix baumgartner is supposeding to between 690 and maybe as fast as 710, 720 miles an hour and he will be breaking the speed of sound if and when he does that, carol. >> that's just insane. i get what he's talking about though. you don't have any visual cues. it's like flying in an airplane and you look out the window, you can't feel how fast you're going because of that. so if this try is canceled today, brian,...
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but 120,000 feet would shatter the record set 52 years ago by former air force pilot joe kitinger who also jumped from a balloon. he's 84 and a little jealous. >> do you wish you were up there? >> yes. if he doesn't want to do it, i'll go. >> reporter: not a chance says the daredevil with a born to fly tattoo on his arm. >> it's just me. i love flying helicopters. i love to be in the air. it's my second home. >> ryan owens, thanks for that. >> reporter: they hope they can learn something, way to design better space suits for astronauts. aim? >> ryan owens, thanks for that. it happens later this morning. wish him well. >>> let's head to sam and the weather. >> glad he's doing it and we didn't need volunteers. let's get to the boards. we're going to show you what we think may be the very first snowflakes to come out of west virginia or come down in west virginia. depending on how you look at it. didn't amount to much. you couldn't have skied on it. but last year, in the same zone, the first snow didn't fall until after thanksgiving. now, here's this cold air and if you look at where it
but 120,000 feet would shatter the record set 52 years ago by former air force pilot joe kitinger who also jumped from a balloon. he's 84 and a little jealous. >> do you wish you were up there? >> yes. if he doesn't want to do it, i'll go. >> reporter: not a chance says the daredevil with a born to fly tattoo on his arm. >> it's just me. i love flying helicopters. i love to be in the air. it's my second home. >> ryan owens, thanks for that. >> reporter: they...
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the gentleman whose record is he going to break, joe kitinger, he did this 52 years ago, and they base the space suits for the apollo and mercury missions on his space suit, on his high pressure suit. with the suit that felix is using, if it's going to work, they'r going to be able to develop other space missions with astronauts wearing a very similar kind of suit. >> he really is fearless. we wish him all the best. thank you, brian. we'll be watching. sxwlirchlgts poll numbers have dropped after the debate last week. we'll look at how these numbers break down in the swing states, and don't forget, can you watch cnn live on your computer while you're at work at cnn.com/26. an. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. then you may be looking for help in choosing the right plan for your needs. so don't w
the gentleman whose record is he going to break, joe kitinger, he did this 52 years ago, and they base the space suits for the apollo and mercury missions on his space suit, on his high pressure suit. with the suit that felix is using, if it's going to work, they'r going to be able to develop other space missions with astronauts wearing a very similar kind of suit. >> he really is fearless. we wish him all the best. thank you, brian. we'll be watching. sxwlirchlgts poll numbers have...
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kitinger had broke from 102,000 feet in 1960. i interviewed baumgartner and kitinger. >> are you jealous of felix that is he going to break your record? >> i'm delight he is going to do it. he is advancing science. he will do a great job. snoo mission leaders and space officials hope this jump will show them if astronauts, space tourists or high altitude pilots can survive for any period of time outside a vehicle if there's a malfunction. if it held up as expected, baumgartner's high pressure suit could be the next generation suit for future mission sfwlooshz what will he do next? he told me that after this jump he wants to pursue an occupation as a helicopter rescue pilot. it might be a bet of a letdown. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> he will be very good at it, though. that's for shoor. thank you, brian todd. zirchgs location, location, location. for once i'm not actually talking about real estate when i say that. talking about politics. right now the location is ohio. it is the place to be if are you running for the white ho
kitinger had broke from 102,000 feet in 1960. i interviewed baumgartner and kitinger. >> are you jealous of felix that is he going to break your record? >> i'm delight he is going to do it. he is advancing science. he will do a great job. snoo mission leaders and space officials hope this jump will show them if astronauts, space tourists or high altitude pilots can survive for any period of time outside a vehicle if there's a malfunction. if it held up as expected, baumgartner's...
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joe down in mission control is talking to you. you know you're in a hostile environment. and you cannot think about anything else. you have to be focused, otherwise you're going to die. >> reporter: i asked kitinger whose record from jumping from 102,000 feet has stood for 52 years, if he has a tinge of jealousy. >> he's advancing science and he'll do a great job. >> reporter: and that's key here. the records mean a lot. but what this team wants to get out of this is the scientific and aerospace advancements. they want to see if that suit that felix is going to wear is going to be the next generation spacesuit, to see if people can survive outside a space vehicle inside event of a malfunction. >> what a soir, brian, thank you. >>> you're in "the situation room." happening now, mitt romney says president obama is leading from behind. but he isn't the first to use that description. we have the reporter who heard it first from a member of the obama administration. >>> we also have inside information about vice president joe biden's preparations for his crucial debate with pa
joe down in mission control is talking to you. you know you're in a hostile environment. and you cannot think about anything else. you have to be focused, otherwise you're going to die. >> reporter: i asked kitinger whose record from jumping from 102,000 feet has stood for 52 years, if he has a tinge of jealousy. >> he's advancing science and he'll do a great job. >> reporter: and that's key here. the records mean a lot. but what this team wants to get out of this is the...